17.12.2009, 13:45
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Two of Colombia's biggest rebel groups have announced they intend to unite with each other against the country's US-backed security forces.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) said they were "on our way toward working for unity". Farc and the smaller ELN have deep ideological differences. Their union could have a significant effect on the 45-year civil conflict, the BBC's Jeremy McDermott says. Together, they could present a significantly greater danger to the state than they currently do divided, he adds. [...]
The Farc is Colombia's oldest and largest left-wing rebel group. It was once thought to have some 16,000 fighters, but reports suggest it now has around 9,000. The group is rural-based and finances itself through drug trafficking.
Schneemann.